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| 85161 | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2010. New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. | 2010 | Opistognathus adelus | 42;fig.4-6 |
| 128653 | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2023. Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species. Zootaxa 5252(1):1-180. | 2023 | Opistognathus adelus | 35;fig.5A,14B,16A,37-38; |